how to pronounce alarmist

/əˈlɑː.mɪst/

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alarmist is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of alarmist in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… this sounds very alarmist but let's be …”

meanings of alarmist

noun:

One who causes others to become alarmed without cause.

adjective:

Of or relating to causing others to become alarmed without cause.

alarmist frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word alarmist occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics alarmist can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that alarmist can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) people, society, and culture;